Early on you said homecourt, that has been proven false, now your saying matchup.

Not necessarily but in most cases it does. Winning division guarantees you you're going to play teams ranked 5-8 in the 1st round.
I want us to be the 2nd or 3rd seed just so we can avoid Miami in the potential 2nd round matchup.
I don't think we have a shot at #1 seed.